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M.J. van Meeteren is Assistant Professor of Criminology at Institute for Crminal Law and Criminology

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Are you a victim? The low self-identification of victims of labour exploitation

Many victims of labour exploitation do not perceive themselves as a victim. Why is it that some victims come to recognize their victimhood whereas others remain in the dark?

Masja van Meeteren • September 28, 2016

What’s in a name? Are labour exploitation and human trafficking one and the same?

When people think about human trafficking, images of young women who are forced to work in prostitution tend to come to mind. But what about labour exploitation, is that also a form of human trafficking?

Masja van Meeteren • June 15, 2016 • 1 comment

The European migrant crisis – a better future ahead?

Today, the European Committee presented a proposal for binding quotas to allow for a fairer distribution of asylum seekers across Europe. Moreover, private initiatives to assist asylum seekers are popping up everywhere

Masja van Meeteren • September 09, 2015

Are irregular migrants victims?

Should we consider irregular migrants as victims of migration laws or as active agents who decide their own fate?

Masja van Meeteren • July 15, 2015 • 2 comments

Legalisation of US undocumented immigrants: towards a better future?

Obama recently offered many illegal immigrants a chance of temporary legalisation, promising better futures for them and their children. However, do amnesties indeed improve the lives of those immigrants? Empirical research so far remains inconclusive.

Masja van Meeteren • December 03, 2014

The complexities of immigration control

There have been reports of increasing numbers of asylum seekers. Are policy responses focusing on combating human smuggling and guarding Europe´s external borders effective, or does the complex policy field of immigration control face greater challenges?

Masja van Meeteren • June 04, 2014